The up and coming writer and director Henrik Dahlsbakken has yet again created an impressive short film. Hocus Focus was fortunate enough to work on his last short film "The Time in Between" from 2010 - a beautiful film about the forbidden relationship between two young girls, filled with the tension and nostalgia of war. In this film, the narrative is set in the deserted landscape of frost and ice. MANNEN FROM ISØDET (= the man from icescape) is shot on 35 mm film on location at Svalbard. And it shows. A funeral in the deserted cold is taking place with a sparse cross and weather-beaten faces. The colours are frozen and the visuals give minimalism a new meaning. Not a word is spoken and the frame is filled with solitude and the sound of the wind and storm. These are powerful images, which tells a fascinating story. I would boldly say, this is no less than film art. Take a notice of this man's name, and you will see brilliant films in the future. Produced by Northern Lights Pictures, with Janne Lindgren behind the camera. Post produced by Ole-Arild Svendsen and Hocus Focus: Edited by Rolf Thomas Løvig, colour grading by Haavard Albertsen and VFX by Haavard Albertsen, Bengt Ove Sannes and Gimpville. Sound design by Håkon Lammethun and Lydhodene.